Professor Francis Yamba, is the Director of the Center of Energy and Environment at the University of Zambia.He
says, "The main objective of the project is to strengthen the main
energy players in the sector namely [small to medium scale] energy
entrepreneurs, farming communities, suppliers of renewable energy
technologies and system designs."

The professor says the
project is designed to increase the use of renewable energy, like solar
power -- in this case PV (photovoltaic) or a thermal (heat) application.Yamba adds the term "micro hydro" and "biomass" which includes animal waste as well as other materials.

Yamba
says in a country like Zambia, where only 3 or 4 percent of the rural
community has electricity, renewable energy technology can be important
as a source of power to the mostly small- scale farmers.